• COELBA signed a related-party corporate guarantee agreement with controlling shareholder Neoenergia on July 16, 2026.
• Neoenergia will provide guarantees for COELBA contracts in exchange for an annual fee.
• Fee set at 1% per year on outstanding debt instruments and derivatives, or 0.1% per year on amounts covered by bank guarantees.
• COELBA debt balance stood at BRL 21.9 billion at signing; expected fees over the five-year term to exceed CVM disclosure thresholds.
• Payments calculated pro rata die, paid annually in advance; agreement terminates automatically if COELBA exits Neoenergia’s group.

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